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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hutch call for help?

2. Who warns the scientists about the coming snowball?

3. What did the Scrivners predict?

4. What strength will the earthquakes that follow the explosions be?

5. What do the friezes in the Temple show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Richard and the remainder of the crew searching for, and what do they find instead of even greater value?

2. What issue does the Boston Globe bemoan?

3. How is the team from Kosmik spending the countdown to terraforming time that remains?

4. Why does Cal make the decision to marry someone else although it is clear he still has deep feelings for Hutch?

5. Why had the excavation of the Lower Temple been so important?

6. What issue does Richard want Hutch's help with, and why did he want Hutch to transmit it?

7. What does Richard ask of Hutch that exasperates her?

8. What does Melanie do that is uncharacteristic for her, and why doesn't it help anyway?

9. What is the basic point of the myth told in the friezes?

10. What issues make it harder than anticipated to recover the printing press from the Lower Temple.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What system do Hutch and Frank go to next? What last task do they accomplish before leaving and why is it important? What do they look for when they arrive in the next system? What do they need to do? Who stays aboard the Ashley Tee and why? What drawback is there to being part of the ground crew? What do the two crew members on the Ashley Tee see?

Essay Topic 2

What action is taken that is supposed to convince the archaeologists that they must leave the planet? Who initiates this action, and what consequence occurs as a result? Who decides to retaliate, and what retaliation is planned? How does this retaliation compare with the initial offense? Did the culprit on either side ever take responsibility for their actions and if so, when and how? Was anyone injured in either case?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the Oz cities? What is unusual about their construction? Why are they uninhabited? Where is the first Oz found? Overall, can it be said that the Oz cities or constructions accomplished their purpose? Why or why not? Where was the last Oz created and why? Did it accomplish its purpose and if so, how?

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